# Motion for Murder

By Kelly Rey · Jamie Winters Mysteries, book 1

Profile: https://hahafiction.com/books/motion-for-murder-5c215b1a/

Jamie Winters would like to escape her secretarial job at a disreputable New Jersey law firm. When a partner is killed, his widow gives her another reason to stay: she wants Jamie to investigate. Colleagues and clients supply the suspects, with Jamie’s landlord and sister lending a hand.

## What makes it funny?

The dead lawyer’s eleven fingers and cheap television ads set the register. His colleagues include an embezzling bookkeeper and resentful partners; Jamie also has a sister whose search for a husband competes for attention.

### The comedy at work

Kelly Rey draws on her legal-secretary experience and exaggerates familiar lawyer stereotypes. The office gives Jamie an entire working day’s worth of people with questionable motives before she even starts looking for a killer.

### Try this if…

Office secrets and a reluctant amateur investigator drive this light mystery. A romantic interest in Jamie’s landlord adds another thread to the case.

## What to expect

- Genre: Mystery
- On the shelf: Amateur sleuth · Cozy mystery
- Kind of humor: Situational comedy
- Format: Novel
- Length: 293 pages (ebook)
- Audiobook: 7 hr 27 min
- Published: 2014

## A few distinguishing details

- A legal secretary investigates her own workplace

## Sources & further reading

- Book information: [Apple Books explicitly labels Motion for Murder: Jamie Winters Mysteries, Book 1 by Kelly Rey as Unabridged, narrated by Lisa Kelly, with runtime 07:27.](https://books.apple.com/us/audiobook/motion-for-murder-jamie-winters-mysteries-book-1-unabridged/id1106028299)
- Book information: [Apple Books listing identifies Motion for Murder by Kelly Rey as English-language ebook and reports 293 pages; publisher is Gemma Halliday Publishing.](https://books.apple.com/no/book/motion-for-murder/id910378600)
- Review: [Carol’s Notebook review](https://carolsnotebook.com/reviews/authors/kelly-rey)
- Publisher: [Publisher](https://www.gemmahallidaypublishing.com/kelly-rey)
- Book information: [Fantastic Fiction bibliography](https://www.fantasticfiction.com/r/kelly-rey/motion-for-murder.htm)
- Book information: [NCRA publication report and author interview](https://www.thejcr.com/2014/09/30/ncra-member-publishes-first-mystery-book)